Type 96 Airsoft LMG – Real Wood, Imperial Japanese WWII Light Machine Gun

The Imperial Japanese Army's signature LMG

Introduced in 1936 and designed by Kijiro Nambu — the same engineer who created the Arisaka rifles, the Nambu pistols and the Type 100 SMG — the Type 96 light machine gun (九六式軽機関銃, Kyūroku-shiki Kei-kikanjū) was the Imperial Japanese Army's standard LMG through the interwar period and the Second World War. Its instantly recognisable feature is the top-mounted curved magazine, fed with the same 6.5×50 mm Arisaka cartridge as the Type 38 rifle for logistical convenience.

This is the airsoft AEG version with real wood furniture over a metal body: a hefty 6500 g LMG that fires full-auto from a high-capacity 700-round magazine at around 320 FPS (~1.49 J). The long 550 mm inner barrel keeps groupings consistent for a support-weapon role.

• Historic name: Type 96 light machine gun
• Era: Imperial Japanese WWII (in service 1936-1945)
• Designer: Kijiro Nambu
• Original cartridge: 6.5×50 mm Arisaka
• Type: Electric airsoft LMG (AEG)
• Furniture: Genuine real wood
• Body: Metal
• Magazine: 700-rd, hi-cap (top-mounted)
• Velocity: ~320 FPS / 1.49 J
• Inner barrel: 550 mm
• Length: 1170 mm
• Weight: 6500 g
• Calibre: 6 mm BB
• Battery & charger: sold separately